Chiltern Villages
vs Sands
Sands has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Chiltern Villages. Homes in Chiltern Villages sold for a median of £900,000, 134% above Sands. Chiltern Villages has more green space nearby (55% within 500 m, against 27%).
People
Chiltern Villages has 5,642 residents in 2,284 households; Sands has 6,408 in 2,441. Chiltern Villages has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 13.8 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Sands has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 5.7 percentage points more than Chiltern Villages (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Chiltern Villages (61%) and semi-detached houses in Sands (39%). Chiltern Villages has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 12.6 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Sands has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 1 percentage point more than Chiltern Villages (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £900,000 in Chiltern Villages and £385,000 in Sands, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Chiltern Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 55%, 28.7 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chiltern Villages, and 56 in Sands. The typical postcode is 1,416 m from the nearest school in Chiltern Villages and 408 m in Sands. The typical postcode is 3,244 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chiltern Villages and 2,782 m in Sands. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 26% of premises in Chiltern Villages and 94% in Sands.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 27 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chiltern Villages and 95 in Sands, against 65 across Buckinghamshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Chiltern Villages is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 5,642 people in 2,284 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £900,000 over the past two years, 96% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 55% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 155% above the Buckinghamshire average.
Sands is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 6,408 people in 2,441 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 16% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Chiltern Villages and Sands next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.